Review of The Tree of Life (2011) by Marcdoyle — 30 May 2011

I went into this film knowing that it was going to be a visual marvel, hoping that I would be able to understand, at least on an intuitive level, what Malick was communicating to us about life, nature, grace, family, etc.

Obviously, many nuances of the film eluded me, but as an experience, I enjoyed it greatly. Beautiful film, excellent acting by Brad Pitt in particular. It's beyond me that the crowd at Canned would boo this film.

In fact, after seeing the film, it strikes me as an embarrassing, juvenile reaction to an important work.